Storm-apron.



PATENTED DEC. 1., '1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented December 1, 1903i.

AARON C. HOLDEN, OF PITTSTN, PENNSYLVANIA.

STORM APRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,613, dated December1, 1903. Application filed September 16, 1903. VSerial No. 173,441. (Nomodel.)

To 0.55 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AARON C. HOLDEN, a resident of Pittston, in thecounty of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain newand useful Improvements inV My invention relates to improvements in`storm-aprons, the object of the invention being to provide simple andefficient means by which the lower portion of the apron can be quicklyand effectually applied to the dashboard of a carriage or wagon.

A further object is to provide a simple clamp for a storm-apron and toso attach it to the apron thatit will not be weakened by holes, thuspermitting the use of light metal, and so that when applied to thedashboard the latter will not be marred.-

A further object is toprovide means for attaching a storm-apron to thedashboard of a carriage or wagon which shall be cheap to manufacture,which shall hold the apron in such position as to eectually shed water,and

which shall be efficientin all respects in the performance of itsfunctions.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novellfeatures of construetion and combinations and arrangements of parts, ashereinafter 'set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a view illustrating theapplication of my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of thefastening device. Fig. 3 is a detail view. Fig. 4 is a face view of theapron.

1 represents a storm-apron which may be made of any suitable waterproofmaterial and is provided at its upper end with straps 2,

and a detail description of one will therefore suffice forall. Eachclamp comprises a cornparative light U -shaped spring 6 and a pocket 7,of heavy canvas or similar material, inclosing said spring. The pocket 7is made tubular in form, and `this pocket, with its ends open, issecured to theA under face of the vvapron, near the lower edge of thelatter, by

means of two or more rivets 8. Each of these rivets passes through onethickness of the pocket and through the material of the apron, the endof the rivet which appears on the outer or upper face of the apron beingprovided with a head 9, and the end of the rivet within the pocket isupset. set end of Vthe rivet and the pocket and between the'head of therivet and the apron disks or washers 10 may be inserted to avoid allpossibility of the rivets being pulled from the pocket or apron. Whenthe pocket has thus been securely fastened to the apron, the

, U -shaped spring 6 is inserted thereinto,"after which the ends of thepocket will be closed by stitching or in any other desired manner. Withthe clamp thus secured to the-apron there will be no danger whatever ofthe clamp being pulled off or of its working loose, as is liable tooccur were the pocket secured to the apron by stitching. The pocket willprevent the spring from marring the dashboard, and bythe use of thepocket as a means for securing the spring to the apron perforating thespring for the passage of rivets is avoided, and I am therefore enabledto use light metal for the spring. n l

Slight changes might be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof or limiting its scope, and

Between the up- I hence I do not wish to limit myself to thesheet-metalspring-clampinclosed Within said In testimony whereof havesigned this tubular pocket. specification in the presence of lwosubscrib- 3. The combinationwith a storm-apron, of ing Witnesses. atubular pocket located near the edge there- AARON C. HOLDEN. 5 of, arivet passing through the apron and Witnesses:

through one side of the pocket and a U-shaped R. S. FERGUSON, springinclosed loosely within said pocket. E. I. NOTTINGHAM.

